Alex Banks Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
George LucasAlex Banks@nathanbaugh27 Shooting Star Wars, no one really got George Lucas's vision. Three major studios– Disney, United Artists, and Universal– all rejected it. Fox backed the movie. After its first run, Star Wars instantly became a hit. It only takes one!
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
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Sermons on Different Subjects, Left for Publication by John Taylor: 1
John TaylorAlex BanksJohn Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford. All 3 were beaten by 1 man in the productivity revolution. Frederick Winslow Taylor. Taylor's 4-step framework to 50x productivity:
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Thoughts
Blaise PascalAlex Banks@IAmClintMurphy Blaise Pascal has a great quote which resonates with this: "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone". Being able to be along with your thoughts gives huge clarity.
Paperback, 2007
$22.99Member price:$20.69 + Free shipping10% off
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
Anders EricssonAlex BanksSo what's the takeaway? Doing ≠ improving. Mastery isn't about putting in 10,000 hours. It's about 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. This was the core message from Anders Ericsson's book 'Peak'. Thanks to @nlozeron for the framework. https://t.co/Vsfyqm2kzA
Paperback, 2017
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thoughts
Pascal BlaiseAlex Banks@IAmClintMurphy Blaise Pascal has a great quote which resonates with this: "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone". Being able to be along with your thoughts gives huge clarity.
Paperback, 2022
$26.95Member price:$24.25 + Free shipping10% off
The First 20 Hours: How to Learn Anything... Fast
Josh KaufmanAlex BanksYou can now quickly acquire a new skill in just 20 hours. The source of this thread: The First 20 Hours by Josh Kaufman. A book I highly recommend you read. https://t.co/GpO6OM8WbN
Paperback, 2014
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph
Ryan HolidayAlex Banks@agarwal__gaurav The obstacle is the way Gaurav as Ryan Holiday says
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The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
Bill WalshAlex BanksYou see system building with great people too. Bill Walsh the great American football coach said: "The score takes care of itself." Because it's all too easy getting lost in the result. https://t.co/4jFr3NuyYs
Paperback, 2010
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Meditations: Introduction by D. A. Rees
Marcus AureliusAlex Banks@KurtisHanni Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. As soon as we understand what we can't control, we devote less time to thinking about that thing. Meaning more time allocated to productive action.
Hardcover, 1992
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
Garry KasparovAlex Banks@hwbhatti Deep thinking by Garry Kasparov is a favourite of mine too Hassan
Paperback, 2018
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